Ang ika-70 anibersaryo ng ano mang pangyayari, lalo na kung ito ay may kaugnayan sa kasaysayan ng isang institusyon, ay tinatawag na platinum anniversary, na ang pangregalong inihahanda para sa okasyon ay kalakarang gawa mula sa nabanggit na precious metal, na higit na mataas ang halaga kaysa ginto, kaya ang mga ginawaran ng parangal bilang “Namumukod Na San Pableño sa Taong 2010” nang gunitain ng Lunsod ng San Pablo ang 70th Foundation Day noong nakaraang Mayo 7, 2010, tulad nina Court of Appeal Justice Danton Q. Bueser na kinilala sa larangan ng matapat at patuluyang paglilingkod sa iba’t ibang sangay ng pamahalaan, at Provincial Schools Division Superintendent Ester C. Lozada na kinilala sa larangan ng pagpapaunlad sa sistema ng edukasyon, ay tinawag ni City Administrator Loreto S. Amante na mga “Platinum San Pableño.” (Ruben E. Taningco)
What is now known as Doña Leonila (Mini-Forest) Park overlooking the Sampaloc Lake is actually a portion of the site for the City Hall Complex purchased in 1937 by the Municipal Government of San Pablo headed by President Inocencio Barleta, which was partly developed after the termination of World War II under the administration of appointed City Mayor, Dr. Fernando A. Bautista. During the incumbency of elected Mayor Lauro D. Dizon Sr., with the help of the Rotary Club of San Pablo, and under the supervision of Dr. Juan B. Hernandez, then club secretary of the local Rotary Club and Chairman of the City Beautification Committee, constructed some park structures at the park, with the fountain featuring the country lass with agriculture harvest as centerpiece. Probably, Hernandez and then City Engineer Perfecto Reyes were inspired by the figures affixed on the façade of the City Hall Building which symbolizes progress. Sometimes on April of 1961 when then President Carlos Garcia made a
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